Why do some people get chronic Lyme and others dont?

It is the task of the immune system to keep infections of all types (bacterial, viral, parasitic) under control. Because a great portion of the immune system is housed in the gut, I think gut health is paramount. Pesticides compromise gut function by acting as antibiotics, killing off beneficial bacteria; the remaining species do not promote health. It is important to keep supplementing beneficial bacteria back into the diet using probiotics and fermented foods.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLyp4-Ob3Eo&feature=youtu.be

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/05/08/heavy-metals-glyphosate-health-effects.aspx

http://nhrighttoknowgmo.org/BreakingNews/Glyphosate_II_Samsel-Seneff.pdf

http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/4/1416

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/cpr/plant-science/glyphosate-as-a-pre-harvest-aid-in-small-grains-07-17-14

Vaccination can compromise immune function as well.

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/attacking-ourselves-top-doctors-reveal-vaccines-turn-our-immune-system-against-us?page=2

Well, everyone's immune system is different. And since the immune system has many parts to it, or branches for combating different illnesses, you could be very defensive toward one illness and almost defenseless toward another.

We all know people that get the flu every year, yet some people never get flu symptoms. Same thing I suppose.

Genetics / mutations probably have something to do with it. We might know some day.

That's a heavy question.

I think it depends on our genetics, and what level our body systems our functioning at.

So much needs to be considered other than "killing the bugs" when you've been chronically sick and unknowingly aggravating the sickness.

For those of us who are struggling to get better with antibiotics, considered giving a boost to your organs (first by finding out how). Everything is connected and if you optimize one system, other systems function better in consequence.

Think about some of these factors that can be undermining your treatments:

Is it metabolism? Lymies simultaneously have slow meatbolic rates and nutrient deificiencies. Sick people burn more calories lying in bed than healthy people. A problem a lot of us Lymies have is too many food restrictions and not enough calories to burn (so instead, we burn our own muscles as fuel).

Hormones? If you're hypothyroid or estrogen dominant, your body is literally exhausted of its resources to work faster and more efficiently.

Gut? Antibiotics wreak havoc on our guts. We know this. They also strip us of immune cells in our stomach linings, our bodys natural defenses.

Biofilm? Sometimes, taking the wrong concoction of antibiotics or depriving ourselves of the wrong foods creates biofilm. Yes, we think we are helping, but the bugs are good at finding ways to survive. If we starve, we may think we are killing candida, or the candida may just eat your stomach lining because it has nothing else to eat, for example.

Genetics? Drug side effects? Sometimes we think we are doing something helpful, but it is doing more harm than good because as individuals, we don't metabolize something the way other people do.

And immunity, well, immunity is huge! I truly believe that if my immune system was better when I got bit, I wouldn't have ended up bedridden and on deaths row. And I can see now that boosting immunity has done a lot more for me than taking antibiotics. Of course, our immunity is affected by all the above. Antigens affect the immune system, so yes, if you have a huge bacterial load, your immune system attacks it, and this is a good thing. But chronic immune attacks don't come without collaterol damage to your other body systems.

Healing from Lyme isn't about killing the bugs, it's about pampering every body system and going on a physical, mental and spiritual journey. It's hard, but don't compare yourself to others. Go on your journey and do what you can to take care of yourself.

I've educated myself everyday for 5 years so that I can be my own doctor. And I talk to myself and remember positive affirmations to prevent me from going mad during tough times.

Good luck!

if you get treated early enough, the lyme wont become disseminated and "chronic". assuming you get treated after being bitten by a tick that is. Some people never notice they been bitten and developed lyme, but they never notice those symptoms too, until a few years later when the disease starts to progress.

I think the amount of time the tick was attached or the number of bites you had also plays a part. I lived in the woods, worked in a barn daily, sat in the grass in a field and dumped the wheelbarrel in the woods in sandals.

I lived outdoors and I think people who are horsemen, hunters and hikers have the risk of repeated infection. I remember the symptoms coming on gradually and not severe. I wouldnt even go to a dr over most of the stuff. But then at a paticularly stressful time in my life, the disease went neuro. I had ringing in ears, blurred vision, stabbing pains, numbness on one side not to mention cognitive dysfunction. Got better over time and treatment but has not gone away. A good dr helps a lot.

I would believe it because I loved living in the woods. But I got so debilitated I sold the farm all the animals and moved to the burbs. Still in the county but not nearly as remote. My whole family and animals were also infected. We are in the northeast and there is a very bad lyme problem. Many of the ticks are coinfected and the deer population needs to be brought under control.

IHL, I firmly believe that the bite is the straw that broke the camel's back. Our immune systems are so taxed that they can't handle the extra pathogens and the extra acids that come from the bacteria. Quinolinic acid is tough to deal if you continue a mostly acidic diet.

IHL said...
My poor diet is already so restricted and I just started trying to do a low histamine diet. I've had high histamine for years.. So no dairy, soy, (very little) gluten, and sugar. The low histamine diet is alot of my favorite foods so its been really tough..

I had to restrict my diet to just a few things until I could get things under control. None of those things were what I would call "good tasting food." I've since been able to start eating more normal things but more normal things weren't good for me. I still have to revert back to food that doesn't taste good. Raw spinach, broccoli, etc.

We never eat processed food. Being this sick sometimes I wish we could just so it would be easier! I never have the energy to stand and cook for an hour or two let alone 20 minutes! Thank god my guy and my brother help out with food. I'm a health food freak, we all are in this house. That helps alot. Our most processed food is the stuff I canned myself from our garden last year. I'm trying to grow all of our produce so hopefully by this next winter I won't be buying anything from the store. We will see how that actually goes hahaha. I can at least get our greens grown.

I actually don't mind raw broccoli and other veggies. So I'm lucky there. I miss regular bread and noodles. I can't seem to find a good brand of noodles anymore. I was thinking about getting some spelt and making my own to freeze. But I have no dang energy!!!!! I love the nutty spelt flavor though, I can deal with it. We should start another recipe thread.... Thats something we could all help eachother out on. I know even trying to think of what to make is a big issue for me. Like yesterday I couldn't even recognize the words. I just didn't know what the heck they meant anymore.... ugh.